It’s not Elijah this time, but … I should stop using real names here. We’ll call her ‘Lalayna’. She is three, tiny and as loud as a bullhorn, but with a very high voice. She is vivacious and flighty, and hardly ever listens to directions on the first go. Imagine the Tasmanian Devil, but adorable.
Anyway, this tiny girl had intestinal trouble today. As she stopped suddenly on the playground and looked at me with those alarmed eyes, we rushed to the bathroom. When she was done, I walked into the stall to help her. She was standing up, looking at the mess in the toilet, quietly whimpering, “My body is puking. My body is puking.”
That is – hands down – the best description of diarrhea I have ever heard.
Brad says
I laughed out loud. I love how your kids describe things. Though I have to say that “hardly ever listens to directions on the first go” gave me flashbacks to my last time with the kindergarteners in Music class. “Stand behind your desk chair” was something I just couldn’t get them all to do. Fortunately I have some music that gets almost everyone’s attention -- except those two boys who use Music class as a time to walk (and sometimes run) all around the room. I think I’m not making them dislike music, so at least there’s that.
Deborah says
Wonderful!
Kristi says
Sometimes the truth is gross and funny. Hope the little girl feels better soon.